Penn View Exploration
Operator of record for 539 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Penn View Exploration is the operator of record for 539 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 488 (91%) are active, 2 (0.4%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Pennsylvania, with 539 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
539
Active
488
Plugged
2
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 539 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 19
- Gas wells
- 520
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 91%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Penn View Exploration operate?
Penn View Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Pennsylvania (539). Its 539 Pennsylvania wells are 0.2% of the 224,189 catalogued in that state — its largest share of any state. Counts cover only states whose registries WellCensus has ingested with operator names; wells in Nebraska and Texas (location indexes) and in states without a registry ingest are not yet attributed to any operator.
How many of Penn View Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
91% of Penn View Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 62 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 0.4% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Penn View Exploration operate?
By product class, 19 (4%) are oil wells and 520 (96%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The wells listed below sit in Indiana (PA), Westmoreland (PA), Jefferson (PA) and Fayette (PA).
Notable wells operated by Penn View Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harbison 5 | 37-063-37140 | Active | Gas | Indiana, PA | Penn View Exploration Inc | — |
| Mcafoose 1 | 37-063-37005 | Active | Gas | Indiana, PA | Penn View Exploration Inc | — |
| Ronald Stewart 2 | 37-063-24237 | Active | Gas | Indiana, PA | Penn View Exploration Inc | — |
| Chestnut Ridge Golf Club Inc 3 | 37-063-27822 | Active | Gas | Indiana, PA | Penn View Exploration Inc | — |
| Hill 1 | 37-129-24878 | Active | Gas | Westmoreland, PA | Penn View Exploration Inc | — |
| Shaffer 6 | 37-065-25622 | Active | Gas | Jefferson, PA | Penn View Exploration Inc | — |
| James And Frank Campbell 1 | 37-063-23532 | Active | Gas | Indiana, PA | Penn View Exploration Inc | — |
| Junick 4 | 37-051-24126 | Other status | Gas | Fayette, PA | Penn View Exploration Inc | — |
| North American Coal 1s | 37-063-30591 | Active | Gas | Indiana, PA | Penn View Exploration Inc | — |
| Smith/141 Acres 2 | 37-063-34969 | Active | Gas | Indiana, PA | Penn View Exploration Inc | — |
| Orange 1 | 37-129-25017 | Active | Gas | Westmoreland, PA | Penn View Exploration Inc | — |
| John S Simpson Et Al 1 | 37-063-23629 | Active | Gas | Indiana, PA | Penn View Exploration Inc | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Penn View Exploration operate?
Penn View Exploration is the operator of record for 539 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Pennsylvania (539). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Penn View Exploration's wells are still active?
488 of Penn View Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 2 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Penn View Exploration operate wells?
Penn View Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Pennsylvania (539).
Does Penn View Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
19 of Penn View Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 520 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where Penn View Exploration's wells are
About this data
Source: State oil & gas regulator registries (operator of record as filed, exact-normalized across states) plus the USGS United States Documented Orphaned Well Database (2026), as published October 10, 2026 — WellCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: WellCensus, “Penn View Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/penn-view-exploration-71651 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).